| The Woman Eater | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Woman Eater |
| Directed by: | Charles Saunders |
| Written by: | Brandon Fleming |
| Produced by: | Guido Coen |
| Music by: | Edwin Astley |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by: | Seymour Logie |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Fortress Film Productions, Ltd. Columbia Pictures Image Entertainment |
| Released: | April, 1958 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 70 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
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The Woman Eater is a b-movie horror/sci-fi film directed by Charles Saunders and released theatrically in the United Kingdom in April, 1958. The movie was produced by Fortress Film Productions, Ltd., Eros Films and Columbia Pictures (US release). It stars George Coulouris as the evil Doctor James Moran and Vera Day as Sally Norton. The plot of the film revolves around the scientist Doctor Moran who discovers a special breed of tree in the Amazon that can produce an elixir that will bring the dead back to life. To harness the elixir however, Doctor Moran must satiate the tree's appetite with a steady diet of the most delectable entree in the world - women!
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George Coulouris | Doctor James Moran |
| Vera Day | Sally Norton |
| Peter Wayn | Jack Verner |
| Joyce Gregg | Mrs. Margaret Santor |
| Joy Webster | Judy, girl at club |
| Jimmy Vaughn | Tanga, the native |
| Robert MacKenzie | Lewis Carling |
| Norman Claridge | Doctor Patterson |
| Marpessa Dawn | Native girl |
| Sara Leighton | Ssuan Curtis |
| Edward Higgings | Sergeant Bolton |
| Harry Ross | Bristow, Carnival owner |
| Alexander Field | Fair attendant |
| David Lawton | Man at club with Judy |
| John Tinn | Lascar |
| Maxwell Foster | Inspector Brownlow |
| Peter Lewiston | Detective Sergeant Freeman |
| Roger Avon | Desk constable |
| Shief Ashanti | Witch doctor |
| John Grant | Rescue party leader |
| Susan Neill | Counter girl |
| Stanley Platts | Explorers' Club steward |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Released in the United States in 1959 under the simplified title Womaneater.
- The Woman Eater was released to DVD by Image Entertainment on May 9th, 2000.
- The tagline to this film is, "See the Woman Eater ensnare the beauties of two continents!".
External Links[]
- The Woman Eater at IMDB
- The Woman Eater at Letterboxd.com
- The Woman Eater at Themoviedb.org
- The Woman Eater at The Video Vacuum
References[]
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